Sirius to add Dead channel

A new channel devoted entirely to the Grateful Dead will make its debut Sept. 7 on Sirius Satellite Radio.

It will begin with the broadcast of a rare 1974 performance by the band at the Hollywood Bowl, the company announced.

Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir will host a show after the concert broadcast; original programming featuring other band mates is planned, as well as rare archival interviews with frontman Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995.